San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-12-29
THURSDAY, DECEMBER, 29, 1887.

DAN AN UNIV = oTFOn ! OSi y 49,
Galveston has taken new heart since
the Dallas immigration convention, and
is moving for q deep water harbor al
that port, as she has not moved OF late.
The necessity OF doing something to St.
cnre permanently for herself those ad
vantages which, as the only port OF any
Importance in lexas In the days OF wa
ter communication, she enjoyed has
come to her with new force and peril
nency. The stream Of population which
1t was the aim of the immigration con
yention to secure is now seen to be sI-
preaching from the north ana over rail
way lines instead Of from the south and
By the gulf port. TO take advantage OF
this new movement becomes the firsI
duty of every city in the state that has
any reasonable claims to consideration
rs a distributing point for the influx o
this expected settlement and capital
Fort Worth and Dallas will carefully
guard the gateway OF north Texas St
far as in them lies and MAY
be depended upon to secure
for themselves such advantages as may
be found in the situation. Even ten
pora"y delay will advantage the cities
securing ii and in any event some set
tlers will be very likely to remain at the
central distributing locality. Fort
Worth, Dallas and in fact all north
Texas are looking to this immigration
project to benefit them specially. South
Texas cut no figure 10 the convention Of
the Goth inst. and must look after her
own intererests, particularly south vest
Texas. AS to southeastern Texas Gal
weston has already taken steps TO bid
for the entrance of this stream OF immi-
grafton through her gates. The manner
in which this has been set on foot L.
shown in the following preamble and
resolutions passed by sthe citizens of
Galveston at a meeting held on TUESDAY
morning IN the cotton exchange of that
city.
Whereas, The Dallas immigration
Convention. at its meeting on the 20
tiOns setting forth the value OF deep
water sea port to Texas and urging
upon the Texas delegation In congress
the necessity for concentrating their
efforts In the direction of deep water
seaport for Texas upon one point on the
Texas sea coast, be IT,"
Resolved, That the people OF Calves
ton heartily endorse the recommends
tiOn and resolutions passed at the Dial
las convention. and pledge their earnest
support in the premises. Be IL further
Resolved, That the chairman of THU
meeting be authorized to appoint local
deep water committee, to be composed
of seven members, including the chair
MAJ, whose duty it shall be to give di
rect and vigilsnt attention to all details
looking TO the furthersnce of the great
object. and 10 be empowered with full
and complete authority as far IS this
meeting may Golfer Ii.
Galveston by this action assumes, and
naturally for her, that the only port
in Texas 10 the port of Galveston. She
Is only considering her interests in this
thing and may De expectt to make the
most Ofthe situation. To this action on
the part of 6 slveston San Antonio makes
no demur. 1t is Galveston's duty to look
after herself and her interests. At the
same time 1t is no less the duty OF San
Antonio to care for her own interests,
and see that Galveston is not benefited by
appropriations from the national treas
ury, at the expense Of the interests OF
southwest Texas as represented in San
Antonio. This sentiment found full ex-
preston yesterday 10 the meeting held
at the board OF trade rooms In this city,
proceedings Of which will be found In
the local columns.
The one fact deserving OF particular
emphasis at this time lie that south west
Texas seems to feel,s sseldom'before, the
necessity of uniting her interests with
San Antonio against the encrOachments
Of other sections The manner 10 which
the work at Aransas Pass has been al- !
lowed to languish, is not creditable 10
southwest Texas, as with greater per-
sistency on the part Of her congressional |
representatives., there is little doubt |
hat results would have been different. !
e-time has come for work and hard |
- systematic work and united